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16 U.S.C. § 3921

National wetlands priority conservation plan

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 3921, National wetlands priority conservation plan, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447772
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The Secretary shall establish, and periodically review and revise, a national wetlands priority conservation plan which shall specify, on a region-by-region basis or other basis considered appropriate by the Secretary, the types of wetlands and interests in wetlands which should be given priority with respect to Federal and State acquisition. The Secretary shall establish the plan required by subsection (a) after consultation with— The Secretary, in establishing the plan required by subsection (a), shall consider— the contributions of the respective types of wetlands to—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 99-645(S. 740)1986-11-10
    Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally